Golovkin on Canelo: Show Me Who's Number 1, Who's The Best

By Edward Chaykovsky

This coming Saturday night, IBO/WBA/IBF midleweight champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (34-0, 31KOs) is ready for another 'Big Drama Show.' But at the same time he has one eye firmly fixated on WBC champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (46-1-1, 32KOs).

Golovkin is the mandatory challenger to Canelo's world title. The World Boxing Council has allowed both boxers to take an interim fight before facing each other in the fall.

Canelo could lose the title if he refuses to face Golovkin, who also holds the WBC's interim title at 160-pounds.

Golovkin must first have to deal with unbeaten mandatory challenger Dominic Wade (18-0, 12KOs) at The Forum in Los Angeles. Canelo is back on May 7th, defending his world title against Amir Khan at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

There is trouble in making that fight. Canelo is refusing to face Golovkin at the full middleweight limit of 160.

Because their meeting is a mandatory fight, the World Boxing Council will not force either boxer to fight below the required division limit.  

The unbeaten puncher once again restated his position, that he won't agree to a catch-weight with Canelo.

Golovkin told Sky Sports - "No [I will not agree to a catch-weight]. He is a champion at middleweight, at 160lbs, but at 154lbs? 155lbs or 167lbs? It's terrible.

"I am ready to fight anybody but Canelo isn't ready. I'll bring my belt - that's my style. It may be a little disappointing because it's not respectful for boxing or to boxing fans. Show me who is number one. Show me who's the best."